Kbo (Noun)
Meaning
Any of many minor planets in the Kuiper belt outside the orbit of Neptune at the edge of the solar system.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The newly discovered KBO was found to have a highly eccentric orbit that took it from the inner to the outer reaches of the Kuiper belt.
- Scientists have been studying the KBO for months, trying to determine its composition and size.
- The KBO was detected using a combination of observations from ground-based telescopes and the Hubble Space Telescope.
- One of the largest known KBOs is Pluto, which was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
- The KBO's surface was found to be composed primarily of frozen methane and nitrogen, indicating a possible geological history.